National Republican., 1887-11-01

The board Of managers OF the Industrial
Home School held their annual meeting
last night in parlor AZ Of the Ebbitt House.
There was good attendance, and business
was disposed OF very promptly. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Charles e. Foster; vice presidents, Josiah
Dent and r. B. Vance; secretary, Mrs. II.
w. Blackford; treasurer, W. w. Curtis;
board OF managers-W. b. Webb, s. l..
Wheatley, j. B. Edmunds, Mrs. j. b.
Edmunds, Lewis Abraham, Mrs. o. d.
Conger, Mrs. l.. L. Nourse, Il. L. Dent,
Henry Potbury, Mrs. Charles L. Foster, Mrs.
NJ. II. Doolittle, Mrs. w. w. Curtis, B. T
Janney, Il. l.. Moore, Mrs. Kate B. Barlow
w. Nordlinger, NJ. II. Doolittle, j. Is. L
Tupper, Mrs. j. B. 7. Upper, and DR.. NJ
ID. Peck.
The annual report on the condition of
the home recltes It's history, and states the
object OF the institution Is to 'provlde
shelter for friendless and neglected children
OF both sexes, between the ages Of G and Is
years, and to educate them In the elemen-
tary principles Of hsndicraft In connection
with ordinary mental studies"
The number OF children cared for during
the year ended June 30. 1887, was 130, OF
which number 40 were admitted during the
year, while 40 were discharged In the same
period. Five inmates absconded, aud on
July ], 1887, there were 81 children 10 the
home. The total cost Of maintenance for
the year was $40 160, an average Qncluding
employes)of SIG SS.In the total are included
all the salaries, except that Of the carpen-
ter, and all ordinary repairs and furniture
bought to replace broken or worn out arti-
cles.
The Woman's Christian Home having dis
continued the work OF caring for children
that threw an additional burden on this nsti-
tuition. The committee especially thanks
Mrs. w. X. Barlow and Officer Charles w.
O'Neill for efficient assistance rendered by
them.
The report says applications are very
often made for placing children In our
home who, upon investigation, are found
to be no-residents OF the District, especially
from the surrounding counties OF Mary
land and Virginia. Such cases, when dis
covered, although every subterfuge is EN-
ployed to conceal the fact, must OF necessity
be refused, for 1t is felt that we have no
power or right to tax our citizens with such
fncumbrances. Some regulations should
be made by the police authorities under
direction OF the honorable commissioners
for the deportation Of immigrants OF
this character who persistently insist
bounty OF the nation, unnindful Of the fact
that the citizens Of the District in reality
are taxed for the support Of all local char
liable institutions. This is an evil growing
every year, and, II some effort is not made
to check 1t, our city will be made the resort
ofthe dependent and delinquent class OF
the adjacent states, and its fair fame will
suffer. Already 1t has been attempted by
some people to show that by comparison
with other places Washington has an undue
proportion OF paupers and criminals, while
a cureory examination of birthplaces and
residences of the inmates Of our penal and
eleemosynary institutions will show that q
very small number Of them are native and
to the manor born. While 1t Is true that
charity should have no narrow distinctions,
experience has demonstrated that gross in
Justice has been done to our good citizens
by making this District the clearing place
for many questionable persons from be-
yond its territorial limits"
The general health Of the pupils has been
very good, there having been no serious
sickness during the gear.
The educational features are fully de-
seribed, and special attention is called to
the practical training which Is being given
to both sexes. The property Of the home,
which belong TO the District OF Columbia,
Is Increasing in value, the land and i'm
provements being valued at $4,000.
o., I6e RECEIPTS for the past year amounted to
"A (ealaries OF superintendent, carpenter,
florist. farmer, matron, cottage matron,
bouskeeper, seamstress, nurse, two laundry
women, and clerk to treasurer, Si,300),
leaving balance of S2,916.93. Unpaid
bills at the end of tho year amounted to
$2,236 20, SO that the actual balance is
$3.50 Ga.
Estimates for the year ending June 80,
1880, are as follows: For maintenance, In
cludibg salaries, $40 900; for promotion OF
Indus tries, 1000; for steam heating ap-
paratus, $4,000; total, $4,000.
The report is signed by Lewis Abraham,
j. b. I. Tupper, and Robt. B. Vance, and
was adontad hv tho hoard